The Tax Office will be closed on Friday July 04, 2025.
Our normal business schedule will resume on Monday July 07, 2025.
Please be advised that the City of Manchester has experienced no CSO activations during the past 12 hours.
For more detailed CSO discharge information please go to EPD's website at:
https://www.manchesternh.gov/csomap
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Please be advised that the City of Manchester has experienced CSO activations due to heavy rainfall and corresponding high flows.
For more detailed CSO discharge information please go to EPD's website at:
https://www.manchesternh.gov/csomap
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Manchester, NH — The City of Manchester Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Division wishes to inform the public that the track at West High School will be temporarily closed for maintenance beginning Friday, June 27, 2025.
This important project will include a complete wash, surface repair, and repainting of the track to enhance safety, functionality, and overall user experience for both athletes and community members.
Closure Details:
- Track Closed: Friday, June 27 – Wednesday, July 9 (morning)
- The track and surrounding area will be closed to all users during this period.
Temporary Reopening:
To accommodate community use and Independence Day activities, the track and athletic complex will temporarily reopen on:
- Thursday, July 3
- Friday, July 4
The facility will then close again after July 4 to allow crews to complete the remaining work.
Residents are encouraged to plan accordingly and check for updates as the reopening date approaches.
Manchester Named Third Best-Run City in the U.S. by WalletHub
MANCHESTER, NH - Manchester has been named the third best-run city by WalletHub. The Queen City scored the designation when the personal finance website recently released its Best & Worst-Run Cities in America report for 2025 – a jump from 18th place in 2024.
Commenting on the selection, Mayor Jay Ruais said, “I am honored we have received this designation as the third best-run city in the U.S. It’s a real testament to the dedication of our residents, aldermen, department heads, business leaders, and developers. We are all working towards making Manchester the best mid-sized city in the country. Additionally, the public safety factor in the city continues to impress with dramatic declines in overdoses and fatal overdoses as well as a 15% reduction in overall crime. I give tremendous credit to our first responders for leading the way with this turnaround. Our affordable housing situation also continues to improve with hundreds of units being developed and brought on line all across the city. Manchester is thriving and WalletHub’s ranking is an excellent reflection of a city on the grow.”
Scoring a pool of 148 cities, WalletHub used data across six categories: financial stability, education, health, safety, economy, as well as infrastructure and pollution. This data was used to create a “Quality of City Services” score, which is a result of combining those metrics, and then compared to the City’s total budget per capita to determine a city’s overall ranking.
The City of Manchester ranks seventh-highest in the forecasted one-year change in median home value, with the overall economy also propelling the City towards the top, boasting the 15th-lowest unemployment rate among the cities scored.
The Manchester economy was ranked eighth in a category based on several factors, including unemployment, annual job growth rate, growth in the number of businesses, and changes in housing prices. Ranked 15th overall for safety, WalletHub used markers including crime rates and perception of safety, also ranking 15th lowest for property crime rates.
Manchester’s landing in the top three overall also includes the city’s approach to infrastructure and pollution, placing it as the seventh-lowest in air pollution.
This news comes on the heels of Livability ranking Manchester as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live for the second consecutive year. The City secured a spot on the list due to its high-scoring amenities, education, and low cost of living. WalletHub ranks Manchester as having the seventh-smallest traffic congestion, a fact supported by Livability, which calculated that the average commute time for residents of Manchester is under 20 minutes.
Livability again scored Manchester as providing top amenities, including a variety of activities to suit different interests, access to diverse events, and a vibrant restaurant scene. Tax rates, rental and homeownership affordability also influenced Manchester’s ranking in the top 100 in the cost-of-living category.
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Mayor Jay Ruais’ Response to Education Funding for Manchester in the budget passed by the Committee of Conference
MANCHESTER, NH – Mayor Jay Ruais released the following statement today:
“I recognize the difficult nature of this budget cycle, and appreciate the need to equitably distribute education dollars across the entire state. I'd like to provide some important background information on our School District Budget here in Manchester.
In the FY26 budget the Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed on June 3rd, we included $127,818,908 in State Adequacy Education Dollars.
According to the State Senate’s numbers, when the school budget is built next year, the District will need to include $115,247,161 for State Adequacy Education Dollars.
That is a cut of $12,571,747 to the School District with the highest enrollment and the students and families with the greatest needs.
To be clear, our enrollment is no longer in decline. This year in fact, we leveled off. As you know, like most entities, the majority of our dollars are spent on salaries and benefits. This year, we reduced the Manchester School District’s budget request by $8 million, while still allocating an additional $3.5 million.
As a result of our own belt tightening, we eliminated 28 funded vacancies, among other cost saving measures, saving millions of dollars. There are no more vacant positions like this to eliminate.
Contractually, we are legally obligated to meet previous commitments made, and while we can build a plan to further reduce spending, there is no plan that does not include eliminating teachers.
The bottom line is, for every million dollars in reductions, we can anticipate having to eliminate 15-17 positions. Assuming no other cost saving measures, a reduction like this would result in the elimination of between 150-200 positions.
The City of Manchester stands ready to work with the Legislature to ensure we are meeting the needs of our students and families.”
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Please be advised that the City of Manchester has experienced no CSO activations during the past 12 hours.
For more detailed CSO discharge information please go to EPD's website at:
https://www.manchesternh.gov/csomap
Thank you
Please be advised that the City of Manchester has experienced CSO activations due to heavy rainfall and corresponding high flows.
For more detailed CSO discharge information please go to EPD's website at:
https://www.manchesternh.gov/csomap
Thank you